Anewcookbookfromthebest-sellingandaward-winningauthorthatusesrecipestolookbackatherlifeandfamilyhistory--andatherpersonaljourneydiscoveringJewishcuisinefromaroundtheworld“ThereisnogreaterauthorityonJewishcookingthanJoanNathan.“--MichaelSolomonov,JamesBeardaward-winningchefandauthorofZahavBeforehummuswasavailableineverygrocerystore--beforeshakshukawasadishoneverybrunchmenu--JoanNathantaughthomecookshowandwhytheyshouldmakethesenow-belovedstaplesthemselves.Here,inhermostpersonalbookyet,thebelovedauthorityonglobalJewishcuisineusesrecipeslooksbackatherownfamily’shistory--theirarrivalinAmericafromGermany;herchildhoodinpostwarNewYorkandRhodeIsland;heryearsinParis,NewYork,Israel,andWashington,DC.Nathansharesherstory--ofmarriage,motherhood,andacareerasafoodwriter;ofalifewell-livedandcenteredaroundmeals--andshepunctuatesitwithallthefoodsshehascometolove.Withover100recipesfromroastchickentorugelach,frommatzohballsouptochallahandbrisket,hereareupdatedversionsofherfavorites.Butheretooarenewfavorites:SalmonwithPreservedLemonandZa’atar;FragrantSpicedChickenwithRice,Eggplant,Peppers,andZucchini;Mahammar(aSyrianpepper,pomegranateandwalnutdip);MoroccanChickenwithAlmonds,CinnamonandCouscous;Joan’sversionoftheperfectBlackandWhiteCookies.Thisisatreasuryofrecipesandstories--andaninvitationtoaseatatNathan’stable.
RECIPES NEWYORK DC Peppers LIFE
